Police investigate possible swastika carved into vehicle door

Bethlehem police are investigating a report of a swastika scratched into a vehicle door

Lehigh University officials said Monday that Bethlehem police are investigating after a student said a swastika appeared to be scratched into the paint of his vehicle while parked off campus.

In an emailed statement, Lehigh University officials said the vandalism happened sometime over the weekend and is being investigated by Bethlehem police. The student lives in an off-campus home in Bethlehem.

The incident was relayed to the university's Bias Response Team, according to the university statement.

"At this point, we do not know who was involved," the statement reads. "We do not even know if the individual who did this is part of the university community.

"But we can emphatically state that there is no place for this type of behavior at Lehigh."

Bethlehem police could not immediately be reached for comment Monday about the incident.